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Archive Home > 2006 > September > 11 > Ducks descend on the Deschutes

Ducks descend on the Deschutes

Great Drake Park Duck Race benefits nonprofits, charities in Central Oregon

By Cindy Powers / The Bulletin
September 11, 2006

Sesame Street's Ernie would have been giddy Sunday afternoon had he been in Drake Park in Bend, where more than 16,000 brightly colored toy ducks were swept down the Des-chutes River, vying for first place in the Great Drake Park Duck Race.

Big stakes rested on the backs of the tiny pink,....

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